Benchmark Appoints Elizabeth Oliver Controller Naples Bay Resort, FL
HOUSTON, TX, April 29, 2009 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Oliver as controller for Naples Bay Resort, the new luxury property in Naples, Florida. Greg Allowe, Benchmark's managing director at the resort, made the announcement. This marks a return to Benchmark Hospitality for Ms. Oliver, who was previously with the company during the 1990s.
"We'd like to welcome Elizabeth to Naples Bay Resort," said Mr. Allowe, "and are so pleased she is returning to Benchmark Hospitality International. I look forward to her being an active member of our executive team here at the resort."
Prior to joining Naples Bay Resort, Elizabeth Oliver held the title of director of finance for Daufuskie Island Resort and Breathe Spa, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. She had previously served as controller for the Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort, located near Tampa, and held the same position with the Adams Mark Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was at Bald Head Island Resort, off the coast of North Carolina, that she was last employed by Benchmark Hospitality in the role of hospitality controller. Benchmark operated the resort at the time.
Ms. Oliver has also worked in the United Kingdom as financial controller for the London Hilton on Park Lane hotel in the city of London. She began her career with Benchmark Hospitality initially serving as operations analyst at the company's Home Office before being promoted to controller of the Park Ridge Hotel near Philadelphia, which was then part of Benchmark's portfolio. Ms. Oliver began her career in Scotland. She resides in Naples.
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